Earlier this week, MLSSoccer.com’s Tom Bogert reported that Colorado Rapids midfielder Cole Bassett rejected a formal offer to move to Portuguese powerhouse, S.L. Benfica, during the European transfer window that officially closed Tuesday evening.
During the past 60+ days, there has been considerable speculation about whether or not the 20-year-old Colorado Rush/Rapids Academy product would follow in the footsteps of Sam Vines, and move on to both fulfill his dreams and further his development with a European team.
Bassett spoke at length with the Burgundy Wave about the proposed transfer and his reasoning to stay stateside this afternoon after he logged in two hours of training on Wednesday morning.